Fortinbras is a hilarious comedy by Lee Blessing.  It starts begins with the death scene at the end of Hamlet.  As Hamlet (junior Mason Branch) lies dying in his friend Horatio’s (senior Eric Nelson) arms, he states his last wish, that his story be remembered.  He also prophesies that Fortinbras (senior Shannon Smith) will take over the country.  This is when the play takes a dramatic (comedic) turn.  Fortinbras is not quite the brooding intellectual that Hamlet was...  He decides to cover up Hamlet’s story with a story about an out of control Polish spy, he begins seeing ghosts, has an affair with one, Ophelia, (senior Corey Swackhammer), and with the help of the simpering suck-up Osric (senior Sarah Coats) begins taking over the whole of Europe.  By accident of course.  Other cast members include seniors Katie Mills and Shannon McIntire and sophomores Eden Ruiz, Desi Toupin, Jenny Smith, Paul Kiowski, Lakeasha Ogles, Sarah Miller, and Lindsay Short.  Crew members are headed by Stage Manager Clari Bradshaw and Technical Stage Manager Lauren Gilligan.